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' D. E. HIPWELL.

BUCKLE ,627. Patented June 28,1898.

Inventor UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL EDWARD I-IIPWELL, LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOSAMUEL CARTER, OF SAME PLACE.

BUCKLE.

SPEGIFIOATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 606,627, dated June 28,1898. Application filed May 6, 1897. Serial No. 635,310. (No model.)Patented in England July 17, 1895, No.13,6'78.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL EDWARD HIP- WELL, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain and Ireland, and a resident of 14 Upper Bedford Place,Russell Square, London, Eng

land, have invented a certain new or Improved Safety-Buckle, (for whicha patent has been obtained in Great BritaimNo. 13,673, bearing date ofJuly 17, 1895,) of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide The frame Ais preferably shapedas shown, and is provided with the cross-bars l 2 3",

the one 3 being made removable, while the other two form integral partsof the frame. The outer curved part 2 has a pocket N formed therein toreceive the end of the tongue B", which is connected by the pin K" tothe lever H. The outer end of this lever, which is made U-shaped andprovided with two free ends, is provided with the clips L. The outer endof this lever H must be pressed together at M" in order to release theclips, and then the lever can be raised into the position shown in Fig.2. As long as the front end of the lever is depressed, as shown in Fig.1, the outerfree end of the tongue B catches in the pocket N, and is,thus locked in position. The swivel O is attached to the tail end of thebuckle and by means of which it can be connected to any other part ofthe harness.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In a buckle, the frame provided with two cross-pieces which formintegral parts of the frame, the outer one of which is provided with apocket to receive the front end of the tongue, combined with the forkedoperating-lever which is pivoted to the frame at its rear end, and isprovided with the clips at its outer end, the two outerends beingadapted to be pressed inwardly so as to release the clips; the pivotalrod upon which -the lever is pivoted and the tongue which is pivoted tothe lever, and

which has its free end to catch in the pocket when the buckle is closed,substantially as shown.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

DANIEL EDWARD HIPWELL.

